The present invention generally relates to a method for variable data printing. A data set of compressed data is provided. The data set corresponds to a basic image layout comprising a plurality of dots. Using at least one general purpose computation on graphics processing unit the compressed data is decompressed to obtain decompressed data corresponding to the basic image layout. To each dot of the plurality of dots of the basic image layout a color value is assigned based on a reference entry of a color lookup table such that a decompressed first customized image layout to be printed is obtained. The decompressed first customized image layout is provided to at least one printer device. At least the decompressed first customized image layout is printed. The at least one printer device continuously prints subsequent decompressed customized image layouts at a predefined minimum printing speed.
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2. The method of claim 1, wherein the adapting, the providing the at least one additional decompressed customized image layout, and the printing the at least one additional decompressed customized image layout are repeatedly performed such that a plurality of different decompressed customized image layouts are printed at the predefined printing speed.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the adapting the color value is based at least on assigning a different reference entry of the plurality of reference entries of the color lookup table to the at least one dot or based on a modification of the palette of color values included in the color lookup table.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the assigning and the adapting include performing at least one additional data modification operation is to obtain the respective decompressed customized image layout, wherein the at least one additional data modification operation comprises at least one of a screening operation, an ink coverage uniformity operation, a vectorial modification operation, a color correction operation, and a bad jet compensation operation.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein a data compression ratio of the compressed data is larger than three and up to 20, preferably larger than 5, more preferably the data compression ratio substantially corresponds to 10.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the decompressing the data set of compressed data is performed in a parallelized fashion, wherein several portions of the data set of compressed data are simultaneously decompressed using the at least one general purpose computation on graphics processing unit.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the assigning and the adapting include obtaining the respective decompressed customized image layout in a parallelized fashion, wherein several portions of the respective decompressed customized image layout are simultaneously assigned the respective color value based on the respective reference entry of the color lookup table.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein a resolution of the basic image layout is larger than 300 dpi and up to 2400 dpi, preferably larger than 600 dpi, more preferably the resolution is substantially 1200 dpi.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the decompressing is performed at a decompressing speed, and wherein the decompressing speed substantially corresponds to the minimum printing speed.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the data of the data set of compressed data is provided from at least one nonvolatile memory express (e.g. NVMe protocol).
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing the decompressed first customized image layout and the providing the at least one additional decompressed customized image layout include using a network bus device coupled to the at least one general purpose computation on graphics processing unit (GPGPU) and the at least one printer device for providing the respective decompressed customized image layouts.
13. The method of claim 1, wherein the color lookup table comprises at least four, more preferably at least six different main colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Orange, Green), preferably wherein the color lookup table comprises additional superposed colors each comprising fractions of at least two of the six main colors.
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